Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Köktaş

Köktaş /køkˈtaʃ/ ASCII Koktas

“root stone or blue stone”1

Letters / syllables
6 / 2
Formation
Compound
Vowel harmony
mixed
Initial
K
Contents§1–§11
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Name family
  6. §6Notable people
  7. §7As a first name
  8. §8Abroad
  9. §9Sources
  10. §10Questions
  11. §11Related

How do you pronounce Köktaş?

Köktaş

IPA /køkˈtaʃ/

The stress usually falls on syllable 2 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Köktaş mean?

The name is made of kök and taş ‘stone’. The first element can be read two ways: in modern Turkish kök means ‘root; basis’, while kök was also the Old Turkic form of gök ‘sky, blue’. The name may thus mean ‘root stone, foundation stone’ or ‘sky stone, blue stone’; no source shows which was intended.1,2

Grammar kök + taş.

That Köktaş goes back to kök and gök is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is Köktaş made of?

Köktaş is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: kök (root, basis; or (old) sky-blue) + taş (stone).

Köktaş ++ root kök root, basis; or (old)sky-blue TURKIC kök “plant root; basis” root taş stone TURKIC gök “sky; blue (Old Turkickök)” TURKIC taş “stone” Köktaş kök root root, basis; or (old) sky-blue kök TURKIC “plant root; basis” taş root stone gök TURKIC “sky; blue (Old Turkic kök)” taş TURKIC “stone”
Köktaş: parts and root words
  • kök Turkic — plant root; basis1
  • gök Turkic — sky; blue (Old Turkic kök)2
  • taş Turkic — stone1

How was the name Köktaş formed?

Köktaş was formed by joining kök (“root, basis; or (old) sky-blue”) and taş (“stone”).

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.4

Which surnames are related to Köktaş?

Köktaş Aktaş Köksal Karataş Taş Gökçe Altıntaş Demirtaş Gök Taşdemir Taşçı Göksu Gökçen
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Aktaş same root 30 222,711
02 Köksal same root – –
03 Karataş same root – –
04 Taş same root – –
05 Gökçe same root – –
06 Altıntaş same root – –
07 Demirtaş same root – –
08 Gök same root – –
09 Taşdemir same root – –
10 Taşçı same root – –
11 Göksu same root – –
12 Gökçen same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Köktaş?

  1. Fuat Köktaş politician 1964–
  2. Lütfi Köktaş politician 1935–1988

People surnamed Köktaş as recorded in Wikidata, ordered by the number of Wikipedia language editions.

Is Köktaş also a first name?

Yes. Köktaş is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “root stone or blue stone”.

Köktaş as a first name: meaning and statistics — turkiyenames.com →

How is Köktaş written and pronounced abroad?

In records outside Turkey the name usually appears as Koktas: ş becomes s (German records sometimes sch); ö/ü are kept or written oe/ue.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: kök accessed 9 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: gök accessed 9 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026
  5. 5 Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK)ADNKS TÜİK Nüfus İsim Portalı: En çok kullanılan soyisimler (ADNKS) accessed 8 November 2026
  6. 6 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 9 November 2026

Common questions about Köktaş

Q1

What does the surname Köktaş mean?

The name is made of kök and taş ‘stone’. The first element can be read two ways: in modern Turkish kök means ‘root; basis’, while kök was also the Old Turkic form of gök ‘sky, blue’. The name may thus mean ‘root stone, foundation stone’ or ‘sky stone, blue stone’; no source shows which was intended.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Köktaş?

Köktaş is made up of two elements: kök “plant root; basis” (Turkic) and taş “stone” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Köktaş?

Kök·taş, 2 syllables; IPA: /køkˈtaʃ/.